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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 240 · 2000
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Winner — 2000
RAJA RAM SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)· CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L) 32.5%RJD 21.3%11 others 46.2%
Votes
37,650
32.5% share
Winning margin
12,966
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
60.8%
of 1,90,594
A clear win with a 11.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJA RAM SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 37,650 | 32.5% |
| 2 | RAM NARESH SINGH | RJD | 24,684 | 21.3% |
| 3 | RAM BILASH SINGH | IND | 16,160 | 13.9% |
| 4 | CHANDESHWAR PRASAD | 16,060 | 13.8% | |
| 5 | ARVIND KUMAR | INC | 13,698 | 11.8% |
| 6 | YOGENDRA KUMAR VERMA | BSP | 2,161 | 1.9% |
| 7 | ASHOK KUMAR | BPSP | 2,144 | 1.9% |
| 8 | SRINIWAS SINGH | NCP | 1,423 | 1.2% |
| 9 | BABAN SINGH | NDA | 493 | 0.4% |
| 10 | RAM LACHHAN RAM | IND | 455 | 0.4% |
| 11 | AJIT KUMAR | IND | 428 | 0.4% |
| 12 | MAHENDRA RAM | IND | 371 | 0.3% |
| 13 | BINOD RAM | IND | 191 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (169th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.1% · max 48.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
169th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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92nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 32.5%RJD 21.3%IND 13.9%SAP 13.8%INC 11.8%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%
What's nearby?
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